It was your faither and mither
Yet it wasna weddit:
It was your sister or brither
Though nane were beside it
Wit and wisdom it lent ye
Yet it wasna lairéd:
And though it dee’d or it kent ye
It was never buried
A Riddle ‘The Child You Were’ was written by Benjamin Britten & William Soutar.
Benjamin Britten released A Riddle ‘The Child You Were’ on Tue May 04 1971.